Spending Wisely : Buying Health Services for the Poor

dc.contributorPreker, Alexander S.
dc.contributorLangenbrunner, John C.
dc.creatorPreker, Alexander S.
dc.creatorLangenbrunner, John C.
dc.date2012-06-07T19:43:28Z
dc.date2012-06-07T19:43:28Z
dc.date2005
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:16:20Z
dc.descriptionWith a special focus on strategic purchasing and contracting of services from nongovernmental providers, this title reviews ways to make public spending on health care more efficient and equitable in developing countries. It is recommended that: 1) experiments and pilot projects for improving public sector hospitals should focus on mission clarity and organizational simplification; 2) programs for improving the composition of utilization should experiment with payments to consumers and with health labor force composition and training; and 3) initiatives to attract providers to rural areas should use explicit deferred compensation contracts to improve monitoring.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/6428821/spending-wisely-buying-health-services-poor
dc.identifier0-8213-5918-5
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7449
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5918-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/416605
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectANALYTICAL WORK
dc.subjectANTENATAL CARE
dc.subjectBEDS
dc.subjectBENEFIT INCIDENCE
dc.subjectBUDGET ALLOCATIONS
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCLINICS
dc.subjectCOST RECOVERY
dc.subjectCOST -RECOVERY
dc.subjectCURATIVE HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectEQUALITY
dc.subjectEXERCISES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE DATA
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH CENTERS
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH NEEDS
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICE
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH STATUS
dc.subjectHEALTH SURVEY
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHOSPITAL CARE
dc.subjectHOSPITAL SERVICES
dc.subjectHOSPITALIZATION
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectINCIDENCE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME NEUTRAL
dc.subjectINCOME QUINTILES
dc.subjectINPATIENT CARE
dc.subjectLONG TERM
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOUTPATIENT CARE
dc.subjectOUTPATIENT SERVICES
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOOR CHILDREN
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR MEN
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROUPS
dc.subjectPOVERTY CATEGORY
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPRIMARY CARE
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTORS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE ASSET
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC HOSPITALS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectRESIDENCES
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL SETTINGS
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATIONS
dc.titleSpending Wisely : Buying Health Services for the Poor

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